The chief materials for a life of Swift are to be found in his writings and correspondence. The best edition is the second of the two edited by Scott (1814 and 1824).
In 1751 Lord Orrery published... More > Remarks upon the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift. Orrery, born 1707, had known Swift from about 1732. His remarks give the views of a person of quality of more ambition than capacity, and more anxious to exhibit his own taste than to give full or accurate information.< Less

Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745) Born in Dublin Ireland, was was an Anglo – Irish satirist, and Essayist. He wrote many Letters and Essays to people in high Society in Ireland. Born in... More > Dublin, Swift was well connected to upper society and literary circles through family ties. His Grandmother was married to Sir Erasmus Dryden, Grandfather to the Poet John Dryden. His Cousin was married to Sir Walter Raleigh.
In 1702 Swift got his Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity college in Dublin. It was during this time on visits to England that he published A Tale of a Tub and Battle of the Books. He had a mysterious relationship with a woman named Ester Johnson, nicknamed "Stella.
Swift spent another twenty years in England as a Political adviser, returning home to Ireland in 1720. He spent the rest of his days “Pampleting” for noble causes in his home country, writing the Drapier's Letters, and other prose works.He died of an eye infection in 1745.< Less

Four more novellas about the people who make the Tom Swift stories work, including young Tom's very first invention. As with the first collection, Enterprising Characters, these are stories that fit... More > in and around the Tom Swift, Jr and Tom Swift Lives! novels. They are stories about people you generally see as either secondary characters, or new looks at both our title hero and his best friend, Bud. These are suitable for readers 10 years and older.< Less

Four more novellas about the people who make the Tom Swift stories work, including young Tom's very first invention. As with the first collection, Enterprising Characters, these are stories that fit... More > in and around the Tom Swift, Jr and Tom Swift Lives! novels. They are stories about people you generally see as either secondary characters, or new looks at both our title hero and his best friend, Bud. These are suitable for readers 10 years and older.< Less

Summer 1746. Louisbourg has fallen. HMS Mermaid, a forty gun ship of the line, escorts a convoy containing surrendered Frenchmen across the Atlantic to Brest, France.
Pressed sailor, Jon Swift,... More > struggles with personal demons. Torn from his family by the press gang, their welfare still haunts him. The inequities and injustices onboard a Royal Navy ship of the line add fuel to the fire. Swift seriously contemplates desertion.
Events on the Mermaid continually place Swift in harm’s way further swaying him. On the other side of the coin, Swift is proud of his achievements, and with no other skills except sailing, a sea life beckons.
Will his pride and fortitude see him through this dilemma, or will punishment and arrogance tip the scales the other way?< Less

Summer 1746. Louisbourg has fallen. HMS Mermaid, a forty gun ship of the line, escorts a convoy containing surrendered Frenchmen across the Atlantic to Brest, France.
Pressed sailor, Jon Swift,... More > struggles with personal demons. Torn from his family by the press gang, their welfare still haunts him. The inequities and injustices onboard a Royal Navy ship of the line add fuel to the fire. Swift seriously contemplates desertion.
Events on the Mermaid continually place Swift in harm’s way further swaying him. On the other side of the coin, Swift is proud of his achievements, and with no other skills except sailing, a sea life beckons.
Will his pride and fortitude see him through this dilemma, or will punishment and arrogance tip the scales the other way?< Less

Isolated and under attack by more than two North Vietnamese Battalions, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (M Co. 3/5) fought for its life with an unreliable rifle, The M-16. Only the courage... More > of the individual Marines, marvelous Close Air Support, and a heroic helicopter drop of tear gas on their position stalled the NVA assault. Swift Sword The Marines of Mike 3/5 is a true saga of a one day battle in the Queson valley, Vietnam.< Less

Three novellas featuring Tom Swift: starting with his early days as a young teenage employee at Swift Enterprises; Tom joins a strange amateur sleuth as he searches Lake Carlopa for a monster; Tom... More > and Bud design, build and race a man-powered vehicle, with a special twist. Finally you can enjoy Chow Winkler's second—and longer—cookbook.< Less

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